Brucellosis: Prevalence with reference to East African community countries–A rapid review

J Djangwani, G Ooko Abong'… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease which is endemic to certain regions of the world including
Sub‐Saharan Africa. The aim of this article is to provide a recent and rapid review on …

A systematic literature review of milk consumption and associated bacterial zoonoses in East Africa

JP Mpatswenumugabo, MA Mukasafari… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Consumption of unsafe animal-source foods is the major cause of foodborne disease
outbreaks in low-income countries. Despite current knowledge of the threat posed by raw …

Prevalence and risk factors of human brucellosis and malaria among patients with fever in malaria-endemic areas, attending health institutes in Awra and Gulina …

S Mehari, B Zerfu, K Desta - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 - Springer
Background Brucellosis is an important neglected bacterial zoonotic disease that has been
affecting animals and humans for decades. Malaria has been considered major cause of …

Availability and prices of WHO essential diagnostics in laboratories in West Africa: a landscape survey of diagnostic testing in Northern Ghana

CL Ward, MZ Guo, TK Amukele… - The journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background We determined the availability and pricing of laboratory testing in the Northern
Region of Ghana to identify current gaps with respect to the WHO's Essential Diagnostics …

Understanding brucellosis: knowledge, perceptions, and self-reported prevalence among agro-pastoralists in Nakasongola, Uganda

CT Kulabako, S Neema, LR Ninsiima… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Brucellosis is an infectious zoonotic disease that poses serious health threats around the
world including Uganda. Brucellosis is caused by Brucella spp., the bacteria being …

Seromonitoring of brucellosis in goats and sheep slaughtered at an abattoir in Kampala, Uganda

S Kakooza, J Watuwa, PA Ipola… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We conducted a cross-sectional serologic study at Kampala City abattoir in Uganda on 287
small ruminants (221 goats and 66 sheep) to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis …

Optimization and validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction protocol for the diagnosis of human brucellosis

H Zeybek, ZC Acikgoz, T Dal, R Durmaz - Folia Microbiologica, 2020 - Springer
Due to limitations in commercial diagnostic methods, this study aimed to develop a reliable
real-time polymerase chain reaction (Rt-PCR) assay for early diagnosis of brucellosis …

Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in pastoralists and their livestock in South Sudan

EP Lita, EB Ochi, G Misinzo, H van Heerden, R Katani… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Author summary Brucellosis is a neglected, bacterial zoonotic disease that is caused by
several species of the genus Brucella. Cross-species transmission of Brucella can occur in …

Comprehensive Proteomic Analysis of Brucella melitensis ATCC23457 Strain Reveals Metabolic Adaptations in Response to Nutrient Stress

AA Husain, SM Pinto, N Agarwal, SK Behera… - Current …, 2023 - Springer
In the present study, a comprehensive proteomic analysis of Brucella melitensis (B.
melitensis) strain ATCC23457 was carried out to investigate proteome alterations in …

Serological detection of brucellosis among febrile, malaria-negative children and domesticated dogs in an urban African setting

JB Kalule, J Tomusange, T Namatovu - African Journal of Laboratory …, 2020 - scielo.org.za
Abstract KALULE, John B.; TOMUSANGE, Joseph and NAMATOVU, Teddy. Serological
detection of brucellosis among febrile, malaria-negative children and domesticated dogs in …